Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy Dies at 77

Nation & World - August 26, 2009

The last surviving brother of the political dynasty succumbs to brain cancer. more >>

What is Kennedy's Legacy?

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - August 26, 2009

A life of accomplishment and tragedy. more >>

Will Healthcare Reform Be Kennedy's Final Legacy?

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - August 26, 2009

Could senator's passing spur a deal? more >>

Historic Whispers: Nixon Resigns

Washington Whispers - August 3, 2009

35 years ago, Whispers reported the first reflections about the new President Ford. more >>

Historic Whispers: Ted Kennedy's Political Future

Washington Whispers - July 13, 2009

40 years ago this July, some were unsure if Ted Kennedy would be reelected. more >>

Obama's Friends and Foes in Congress

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - June 19, 2009

The president's bold agenda faces cheers—and jeers—from Capitol Hill. more >>

Democrats Prepare for Healthcare Reform Debate

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - June 16, 2009

How to pay for reform is the hot topic as healthcare bills move through Congress. more >>

Historic Whispers: Robert Kennedy's Assassination

Washington Whispers - June 9, 2009

Forty-one years ago this month, RFK was assassinated. more >>

Quiz: The Kennedy Family

Nation & World - May 15, 2009

Test your knowledge of the Kennedy legacy. more >>

Historic Whispers: Ronald Reagan Had Little Chance of Winning the Primary

Washington Whispers - April 16, 2009

White House strategists thought Reagan wouldn't be the one to challenge Carter in 1980. more >>

Historic Whispers: Reagan's Re-election Campaign and Woman on the Presidential Ticket

Nation & World - March 31, 2009

Twenty-five years ago, Ronald Reagan was thinking about re-election. more >>

Vicki Reggie as Heir to Ted Kennedy's Senate Seat?

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 25, 2009

A biography pushes the talk in Democratic circles that the Senator's wife could take his place. more >>

Boston Globe Prepares for End of Teddy Kennedy Era

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - January 26, 2009

Editors and reporters are finishing a biography of the liberal lion. more >>

Ailing Kennedy Suffers Convulsions During Lunch Honoring Obama

By Nikki Schwab and Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - January 20, 2009

Battling a brain tumor, Sen. Ted Kennedy was rushed from the inaugural lunch to a hospital. more >>

President Bush, Ted Kennedy, and Dynasty Decline

By Nick Ragone - Opinion - January 8, 2009

Anemic approval rating for president and frail health of senator put political dynasties in doubt. more >>

Teddy Kennedy's Big Comeback to the Senate

By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab - Washington Whispers - January 6, 2009

During the Democratic National Convention, he pledged to fight brain cancer and return to Congress. more >>

Ted Kennedy Has Fought the Battles Long Enough that Showing Up is the Victory

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - August 25, 2008

What he said is secondary to the fact that he said it. more >>

Schumer Calls Ted Kennedy a 'Miracle'

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - August 25, 2008

He hopes the Massachusetts Senator will return to the Senate floor. more >>

A Little Brain Surgery Doesn't Slow Kennedy

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 27, 2008

Brain cancer was not the end of Sen. Edward Kennedy's political career. more >>

Could Watergate Have Been a Plot to Get Ted Kennedy Elected President?

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 19, 2008

A new book by Geoff Shepard says yes and attempts to shatter conventional wisdom about Watergate. more >>

Health Buzz: Antibacterial Wipes and Other Health News

Health - June 4, 2008

Chemotherapy, infants' Vitamin D deficiency, and the wisdom of breakfast more >>

Ted Kennedy's Expanded Cancer Arsenal

By Bernadine Healy, M.D. - Health - June 3, 2008

Unlike a decade ago, chemotherapy is now a powerful weapon against brain tumors. more >>

Health Buzz: Kennedy's Surgery, Autism, and Other Health News

Health - June 3, 2008

Autism, fruit juice and weight gain, and marijuana's effect on the brain more >>

Obama at Wesleyan=Lots of University Overtime

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - May 28, 2008

Two months' worth of planning was squeezed into a handful of days. more >>

Education Reacts to Senator Kennedy's Illness

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - May 23, 2008

Bush and Spellings offer their sympathies to their NCLB colleague. more >>